Welcome to Jim & Adam

Sunday, a beautiful semi-sunny afternoon. Riding solo Mtn-Biking Man ran across Jim -- Ft. Lewis area 21. Welcome Jim (left pic).

As we chatted, two other riders came upon us. Adam (right pic), and John PR.

On Injury List: Mtn-Biking Man is on the injured list with a torn "Rotator Cuff Tear." On Jan 10th going over two 4-5" roots about two feet apart (something he normally clears), the front wheel hit the second root and instead of being able to pop it up over -- the wheel sank deep . . . sickenly deep, and bottomed out the fork and pitched 'em hard over board on his left shoulder -- still clipped in. Hit the ground full force he did and heard a pop and a yell. Another three to four weeks will tell if recovery is s-l-o-w-l-y working or if surgery is required to "get 'er fixed." :(

20 Things Mountain Biking Teaches You About Life

Good writers have often used sports as a metaphor for life: the lessons of the playing field, teamwork, or the agony of defeat . . . applied to daily living. If John Muir, Leo Tolstoy, or Khalil Gibran had spent time on a mountain bike, they would perhaps have learned and reflected that:
20. Boldness pays.
19. Desperation breeds mistakes.
18. The hardest parts are also the loneliest.
17. There's fresh horse flop in the trail ahead.
16. Balance is first among the virtues; momentum is second.
15. Success requires confidence, but cockiness invites failure.
14. Sometimes, the best way past an obstacle is straight through it.
13. Some people get lucky at parts; nobody gets lucky at everything.
12. It's all about the being and the going, not the having and the arriving.
11. At each intersection, there's the easy way and the hard, rewarding way.
10. It's tempting to focus on the immediate problem to the exclusion of the big picture.
9. The thing that nails you is the one you don't see coming.
8. It's worth stopping for a breather to see where you are.
7. Thousands of tiny decisions shape the trip.
6. The fun starts when you push the limits.
5. You can get hurt, heal and go again.
4. Ups are followed by downs.
3. Practice makes you better.
2. No quitting allowed.
1. Love hurts (but don't let that stop you from falling in love.)

What have you learned from mountain biking?

Goal To Do Yoga -- Tell Us There's Hope

Mtn-Biking Man tried a new Yoga pose tonight and nearly died because he was so tight. (He lost balance and fell over twice too - ha!) He's working up the nerve to start Yoga to help with mountain biking and for balance. Here's a pic of the pose tried, a pic of what balance can do and link to a stellar rider who took up Yoga and swears by it http://nsmb.com/3470-ryan-leech-and-yoga/

  

I Heard The Thumping on My Brain . . .

A constant "thump, thump, thump" sound overhead while riding today then they landed right in front of Mtn-Biker Man . . .